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11 September 2017 • By • 1 min read

Super funds paying $6bn in extra tax: GBST

Some of Australia’s largest superannuation funds are paying more tax than is necessary due to poor management of capital gains tax and franking ...

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FSC takes aim at ‘subscale’ super funds

As much as $94 billion is invested in “subscale” default super funds with worse-than-average 10-year returns, according to the Financial Services ...

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Australian pension funds grow FUM by 9%

Australia’s largest pension funds saw their collective funds under management grow by 9.1 per cent throughout the 2016 calendar year, according to ...

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Fee carve-outs will ‘bamboozle’ members: ISA

“Inexplicable carve-outs” from ASIC’s new fee disclosure rules for retail investment platforms will only end up confusing members, says Industry Super ...

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Underperforming super funds put on notice

APRA has written to superannuation trustees laying out the metrics it will use to determine whether funds are delivering good outcomes for members

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Mercer to consult to TAL Super

The superannuation division of life insurer TAL has appointed Mercer Australia as its implemented consultant. Mercer has won a tender process to ...

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ATO granted super enforcement powers

The government has announced a number of reforms designed to give the ATO more powers to oversee and enforce superannuation guarantee payments

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Group insurance under political pressure

Recent government moves making it easier to opt out of group insurance reflect a broader political scepticism about the benefits of insurance within ...

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ISA accuses banks of dodging FOFA

The industry super lobby has accused the major banks of attempting to evade the FOFA regulation within their superannuation products. Industry ...

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Super funds tread water in July

The median growth superannuation option provided no return to members in July, largely as a result of flat domestic equity markets and an appreciating ...

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